Description
The S Nijalingappa Medical College was started in the old campus (in 2002) with the affiliation of RGUHS & MCI. The foundation stone for medical college and hospital was laid and the construction activity followed immediately in full swing over an area of 114 acres…. and in over just 2 years the bare mountain at Navanagar witnessed a new monument rising up…. which made everyone hold their breaths with awe and delight….. It stands apart and has become the landmark of Bagalkot with its magestic building and a beautiful campus. The hospital has been named after Late His Holiness Shri Kumaraswamiji of Hanagal who convened the first Veerashaiva Mahasabhe which led to the establishment of Veerashaiva Vidya Vardhaka Sangha in Karnataka. The college has been named after Shri S. Nijalingappa, for granting 250 acres of land on lease for a period of 30 years when he was the chief minister of Karnataka…… which was later regularised and granted by Late Shri J. H. Patel when he was the Chief Minister. Late Dr. S. J. Nagalotimath, the B.C. Roy awardee of international fame was appointed as the first medical director and was assigned the task of planning and establishing the medical college